Frank Owen Salisbury

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1874-1962

J. Pierpont Morgan, Head and Shoulders

1928

Black and white chalk on brown wove paper.

22 3/16 x 18 5/16 inches (565 x 465 mm)

Purchased on the Acquisitions Fund.

1973.8:1

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Watermark: none.
Preparatory drawing of J. Pierpont Morgan for the portrait painting in the Morgan Library's collection.

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Inscribed, signed, and dated by the artist at lower right: "Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan / 1928 / Frank O. Salisbury".

Provenance:

Sale, New York, Sotheby Parke-Bernet Galleries, 20 March 1973, lots 166-168.

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